Research Resources
Our Kids Network provides leadership, knowledge and resources to professionals working with families, schools, health and children’s services. We use research to build the evidence and expand knowledge of what children and youth need to be successful and happy. We develop and provide tools, resources, for professionals to support the exchange of knowledge, information, ideas and best practices. These tools and resources include a wide range of community reports, data profiles, surveys and planning strategies and frameworks.
The Our Kids Network Neighbourhood Data Profiles (0 to 12 years-old) and Municipal Data (13 to 18 years-old) are a valuable resource that can help professionals learn about child and youth wellbeing at the neighbourhood and municipal levels.
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The Our Kids Network Neighbourhood Profiles integrate local data from 6 different sources, giving us a detailed picture of the wellbeing of children and youth in Halton.
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Listing of indicator definitions for Our Kids Network
Neighbourhood Profiles to support understanding and using the data.
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The municipal “Tell Them From Me (TTFM)/OurSCHOOL Secondary School Survey” data is Halton-specific and provides an outline of the wellbeing of Halton youth, 13 to 18 years-old.
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Listing of indicator definitions for Our Kids Network
Municipal Data on Secondary School Students to support understanding
and using the data.
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Map overlaying Our Kids Network Neighbourhoods’
boundaries, and Halton Region wards and municipalities’ boundaries.
These resources can be used to help professionals better understand, interpret and use data in program planning and implementation.
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Overview of the key features and functions in Data Portal 2.0.
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Learn how to use the Data Portal 2.0 in this tutorial that provides an overview of the features and functions.
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Learn how to add secondary indicators, to make comparisons between various geographies. This tutorial covers side-by-side/paired maps, comparison maps, and threshold maps.
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Learn how to use the Map My Data tool to map your own data, create maps and then overlay OKN data with yours. Users can map postal code point data (addresses).
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Map My Data: how to prepare your data on Excel.
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Understand how to use, analyze and interpret Data Portal data.
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Brief dictionary of terms used in the OKN Data Portal.
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Detailed definitions and information about the indicators in the Data Portal.
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Supports and structures meaningful conversations about data.
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Organized under the Halton 7 population results the Excel tables show the data by year and OKN neighbourhood and municipality. Each file includes metadata describing the indicator, data source and year(s) available.
Since 2004 Our Kids network has been producing powerful community reports and data resources to assist service providers in planning and delivering programs and services.
Detailed report on status of Halton children and youth in 7 key population outcomes. Compilation of results from local data, surveys and demographic data, including comparisons from 2004 to 2008.
Detailed report of challenges and strengths of Halton children and youth in 7 key population outcomes.
Summary of information and data in the Report Executive Summary Card 2004
Overviews of the Report Card 2011 content
Overviews of the Report Card 2011 content
Overviews of the Report Card 2011 content
Overviews of the Report Card 2011 content.
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Compilation of results from local data,surveys and demographic data, including comparisons from 2006 to 2011
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Summary of information and data in the Report Card, 2011
Surveys
and comprehensive reports on the status of children and youth that can be used
to direct planning and improve services for children, youth and families in
Halton.
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Navigate highlights from the 2021 Halton Youth Impact Survey mental health findings, and review recommendations for taking action.
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The bulletin shares key findings from the 2021 Halton Youth Impact Survey on the state of young people’s mental health in Halton, and offers next steps.
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The bulletin explores findings from the 2021 Halton Youth Impact Survey on the state of youth’s relationships and sense of belonging and offers next steps.
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Infographic provides highlights important knowledge about the wellbeing of children in Halton.
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on elementary students’ school and learning experiences, peer relationships,
safety, bullying, and physical activity.
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Infographic
provides highlights important knowledge about the wellbeing of youth in Halton.
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on secondary students’ school and learning experiences, peer relationships,
safety, bullying, and physical activity.
Questions on the 2013 survey of parents of Grades 7 and 10 students in the public and Catholic Halton school boards.
Report 2013 survey of parents of Grades 7 and 10 students in the public and Catholic Halton school boards.
Questions on the 2013 survey of parents of Grades 7 and 10 students in the public and Catholic Halton school boards.
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Measures key factors related to healthy youth development. Compares results from 2006/07, 2009/10 and 2012/13 school years, and by grade, sex and municipality.
Survey measures factors related to healthy youth development including physical and mental health and risky behaviours.
Survey measures factors related to healthy youth development including physical and mental health and risky behaviours.
Detailed data tables by gender and grade Halton Youth Survey 2012 Questions
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Detailed data tables by municipality
Survey measures factors related to healthy youth development including physical and mental health and risky behaviours. This survey includes the measurement of 20 Developmental Assets.
Comprehensive reports on early child development and on the experiences of children and families in Halton.
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What is the EDI and how is it used to measure the developmental health of Children in Halton? In this 30-minute webinar Dr. Liz Wells explores the EDI results for Halton from 2003 to 2018.
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Experimental three-year project to study a Collective Impact framework aimed at population-level outcomes related to the Early Development Instrument. The collective process was documented through interviews, product development and distribution, and surveys.
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The EDI is a population-based tool used to assess children’s development in five key domains. This report cover results from 2003 to 2018.
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Measures a child’s development and provides the community with data and information on how well children are doing in Halton.
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Measures a child’s development and provides the community with data and information on how well children are doing in Halton.
Surveys on early child development and on the experiences of children and families in Halton.
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The
KPS allows us to examine some important child outcomes that are not measured in
the Early Development Instrument.
Halton-designed instrument that asks parents about the experiences of children and families in Halton. 2003-2012 KPS data is found in the OKN Data Portal.
Halton-designed instrument that asks parents about the experiences of children and families in Halton.
Halton-designed instrument that asks parents about the experiences of children and families in Halton.
Halton-designed instrument that asks parents about the experiences of children and families in Halton.
Halton-designed instrument that asks parents about the experiences of children and families in Halton.
Every two years, Our Kids Network surveys committee members to measure how the network is functioning and whether it's making the most of the collaborative process.
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OKN evaluation report measures factors known to strengthen network capacity and compares results from 2008, 2010 and 2012
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Questions on strengthening network capacity such as synergy, leadership, efficiency and suffiency of partnership resources.
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OKN created the survey to identify how well OKN helps professionals use research and knowledge in their programs
and services. Presentation compares results from 2010, 2013 and 2018.
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Questions
measuring how well OKN helps professionals in Halton use and incorporate OKN
research, knowledge and key messages into their programs and services.
Our Kids Network uses key frameworks and strategies to structure and guide our work in reducing the impact of negative influences on children’s development and to put knowledge into practice.
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How asset-building can help enrich and expand building Developmental Assets in professionals’ work with children, youth and families.
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Framework and strategies for identifying and defining the challenge(s) to be addressed, actively coordinating our actions and sharing lessons learned.
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Centre for Excellence for Child and Youth Mental Health Resources knowledge and tools to mobilize knowledge, and ultimately improve outcomes for children, youth and families.
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In 2013, OKN formalized our commitment by adopting a structured “Collective Impact” approach to achieving common goals.
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Disciplined way of thinking and taking action collectively. Begin with the end result in mind and work backwards, step by step, towards the means.
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Seven evidence-based conditions of well-being needed for children, youth and families to thrive. The entire community, including government and business, shares responsibility to achieve the Halton 7.
Disclaimer
The data in the Data Portal and Our Kids Network (OKN) research reports are produced or compiled by OKN for the purposes of providing community status information. Data and information released from OKN are provided on an "AS IS" basis, without warranty of any kind, including, without limitation, any warranty as to accuracy, suitability for a particular purpose or non-infringement of any intellectual property rights that may be held by others.
Availability of this data and information does not constitute scientific publication. Data and/or information may contain errors or be incomplete. OKN is not responsible for the interpretation and usability or suitability of the data for any intended purpose. It shall be used by the recipient of such information without any reliance on OKN in any manner whatsoever.